The Good Bad Mother (나쁜엄마) is a Korean comedy-drama slice-of-life TV series directed by Shim Na-yeon, written by Bae Se-young and stars Ra Mi-ran, Lee Do-hyun, Ahn Eun-jin and Yoo In-soo in main roles. The series is all set to release on JTBC and Netflix (in select regions) and will take over JTBC’s Wed-Thurs 10:30 PM timeslot previously occupied by Interest of Love.
The Good Bad Mother episode 6 has a runtime of 72 minutes.
The slice-of-life series follows Young-soon and her son Kang-ho who share a tumultuous relationship with each other thanks to her strict parenting when he was a child. Now an adult, Kang-ho is a cold-hearted prosecutor who chooses to keep his distance from her mother and lives in the city. However, when a tragedy strikes, Kang-ho is forced to return home to the village, wherein he finds a new lease on life and rebuilds his relationship with his mother as well as with his childhood friend Mi-joo.
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The Good Bad Mother Episode 6 Recap
The Good Bad Mother episode 6 begins with Woo-byeok’s men arriving at Kang-ho’s house to search when the latter comes back home and is surprised to see the mess made by the piglet. He begins cleaning when suddenly the man sent to kill him arrives and tries to attack him but fails when Woo-byeok’s men jump out of the closet and begin fighting with him.
Kang-ho is shocked by this and tries to avoid the ruckus they are creating while the perpetrator is chased by Woo-byeok’s men only to land in the hospital after the two dash into him. Meanwhile, Young-soon arrives to see the mess and doesn’t believe Kang-ho when he tells her the truth.
The next day, Woo-byeok’s men tell him that they failed to find the original hidden by Kang-ho and have also lost the perpetrator who tried to kill him in the hospital. Woo-byeok is angered by this and sends them back to continue their search while also having them protect Kang-ho.
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Meanwhile, Sam-sik gets into trouble and makes his escape to return home. The next day, Baek Hoon-ah goes around the village and meets his childhood friends before getting them together and putting forth his grievances.
On the other hand, Young-soon leaves for the market while Kang-ho makes his way to Ye-jin and Seo-jin when he sees Mi-joo run behind a bus. He sees her drop her wallet and hurries behind to give her wallet back but is unable to catch the bus. He then hails a cab and follows her to the town and begins looking around for her.
Mi-joo who is busy looking for a place to rent to open her nail salon is unaware of this and realises her missing wallet when she goes to buy herbicides on her mother’s orders. She then looks around the place and looking at the ample space, she decides to open a shop inside a shop and manages to convince the owner to let her do so.
Kang-ho who continues to look for her is met with a pickpocket who steals Mi-joo’s wallet after which he throws an apple on his head to strike him down. At this moment, he recalls the words “Hit a homerun, or strikeout” which leaves him distorted for a moment until a ruckus is caused around him.
Mi-joo sees him and rushes to make things clear with the people around him while Young-soon is surprised to see the two, following so she takes them back home. Meanwhile, Baek Hoon-ah asks for the villagers’ support to get rid of the pig farm.
He tries to lure them by putting forth the idea of building a concert hall in its location which would bring better employment for the villagers. These words start to convince them as they support his idea to get rid of the pig farm, unaware that Young-soon has overheard their discussion.
She then goes to check on the pig that is giving birth while Kang-ho distributes the stuff bought by his mother to the villagers’ homes. He then remembers Mi-joo looking at a fish tank earlier and decides to catch some fish himself, when Sam-sik arrives and speaks rudely to him.
He remembers the way Kang-ho had treated him in the past and how he refused to help him when he asked to be saved from going to jail. The anger is now brought out and Kang-ho rushes to the twins to tell them about Sam-sik cursing at him, when Mi-joo arrives and asks him to go back.
However, the twins find out that he will be all alone at home and ask him to join them for dinner which brings out an awkward atmosphere for Mi-joo. Towards the end, she asks him to stay away from herself and the twins and Kang-ho asks him if he was rude to her in the past as well.
The Good Bad Mother Episode 6 Ending
Kang-ho leaves without getting a verbal reply while the villagers spend the night thinking about what they had planned for the next day at the pig farm. On the other hand, Young-soon is distressed by the plan made by the villagers while Woo-byeok’s men arrive to continue their search.
Unfortunately, they are seen by Young-soon who begins questioning them and lets them go when satisfied, but when the men turned to leave, Young-soon collapses and is taken to the hospital.
The next day, the villagers refuse Baek Hoon-ah when he calls them to join in protesting against the pig farm while Kang-ho finds out where his mother is. Meanwhile, Young-soon wakes up after recalling the tragic incident that took away her family after which she is taken to the doctor.
There she finds out that she has stage four cancer and is distressed when thinking about her son who needs her right now. While leaving, she sees Kang-ho rushing towards her when he suddenly falls off his wheelchair.
Young-soon rushes to him to help, but soon stops herself and tells him to help himself before leaving him on the ground.
The Good Bad Mother Episode 6 Review
The episode once again starts with a light mood and some playfulness while also bringing Sam-sik back to the village, however, the distressing turn it takes at the end has definitely broken our hearts. While we could see some tragic news come Young-soon’s way, it is still painful for us all.
Young-soon is the real sufferer in this episode and we can see that with the incident from her past resurfacing, to the betrayal she felt from the villagers as well as from her life. While she has been a support for many throughout the years, she has to play the role for the final time with the face of the monster her son once feared.
On the other hand, the villagers have managed to soothe the incoming anger in this episode with the final choice they made at the end of the episode. However, let us hope that they bring out their support for Young-soon whose tough times are just not ending.
Finally, it looks like Kang-ho is soon to recover and bring an end to the pain and suffering of his mother which brings in a ray of hope for us all.
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The Good Bad Mother is streaming on Netflix.
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